diff --git a/lib/infra b/lib/infra
index 2aad003..f4760c3 100644
--- a/lib/infra
+++ b/lib/infra
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     local PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV="$REQUIREMENTS_DIR/.venv"
     [ ! -d $PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV ] && ${VIRTUALENV_CMD} $PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV
     # We don't care about testing git pbr in the requirements venv.
-    PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV=$PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV pip_install -U pbr setuptools
+    PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV=$PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV pip_install -U pbr setuptools[core]
     PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV=$PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV pip_install $REQUIREMENTS_DIR
 
     # Unset the PIP_VIRTUAL_ENV so that PBR does not end up trapped